Car wobbling from front. What can it be?

Ford Rocam · 19th March 2008, 21:09

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Originally Posted by adman77

I'm using 1.4 gearbox. Regarding the mounts, I'll get them checked.

Any specific reason for 1.4 gearbox with 1.6 engine? I am sure the gear ratios will be tad different, try using 1.6 gearbox once mountings are checked.

adman77 · 19th March 2008, 21:18

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Originally Posted by Ford Rocam

Any specific reason for 1.4 gearbox with 1.6 engine? I am sure the gear ratios will be tad different

You're right. Shorter ratios. Fun to drive.

fastcardude · 19th March 2008, 22:22

Have the wheels been balanced? Sometimes this can happen , if suppose one of the weights slip off the wheel. Check this if you notice that this wobble only occurs when you are at higher speeds.

Ankure · 19th March 2008, 22:38

I have A Safari 2.2 L and facing similar problems with my car.
My Car while driving if pot holes comes or if i brake hard if looks like the engine is gonna come off.... Pls help;.

drpullockaran · 19th March 2008, 22:47

I had faced a similar problem in my brand new

Junkindica. The problem was attributed to the drive shafts and in my cars case it was the front right shaft that was faulty at about 250km. When ever I accelerated hard in any gear I used to get a wobble which was rectified in the first service of the car by replacing the same. The drive shaft was not absolutely straight which caused the wobble.
Bye and wear your seat belts.

adman77 · 19th March 2008, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by drpullockaran

I had faced a similar problem in my brand new

Junkindica. The problem was attributed to the drive shafts and in my cars case it was the front right shaft that was faulty at about 250km. When ever I accelerated hard in any gear I used to get a wobble which was rectified in the first service of the car by replacing the same. The drive shaft was not absolutely straight which caused the wobble.
Bye and wear your seat belts.

Thanx. Will get it checked ASAP.

highwayblaze · 19th March 2008, 22:59

Adman, i have had similar problems with my car ( but i've never considered this to be a problem as such). However these vibrations only occur when the wheels on my car spin on hard acceleration and when i've got traction on the road (as in the surface ain't slippery or smooth). uptil now i've assumed its a fwd car issue ( i have a golf gti with a heavy front end v6). i've noticed a similar problem on my friends older ford escort. i had similar but very little magnitude behavior with my honda prelude. it may vary from car to car. but at the same time you may still have issues. recently at autocross I saw similar behaviour on a real wheel drive older MG and that dude mentioned suspension mounts and bushings. So maybe it is that and maybe I too have a problem

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vivekiny2k · 19th March 2008, 23:01

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Originally Posted by fastcardude

Have the wheels been balanced? Sometimes this can happen , if suppose one of the weights slip off the wheel. Check this if you notice that this wobble only occurs when you are at higher speeds.

he said only when gas pedal is pressed, not while cruising at 120.

amit_mechengg · 19th March 2008, 23:13

hey dude,
may be i can help u on this based on my experience. i got this problem in my ar 2 times. when i accelerate it wobbles and then it stabilizes.
once it was due to the engine mounting rubbers. when they had removed my engine for engine bay painting they didnt fit it correctly. the foundation bolts and rubber bushes were not fitted perfectly.
secondly check ur drive shafts. many times they have excessive play due to faulty bearings. they vibrate when put to load and stabilize when the car is in motion.
get these points above checked once.

adman77 · 19th March 2008, 23:23

Thanx Amit. I'll surely get these checks done.

Jaggu · 20th March 2008, 09:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

hey dude,
may be i can help u on this based on my experience. i got this problem in my ar 2 times. when i accelerate it wobbles and then it stabilizes.
once it was due to the engine mounting rubbers. when they had removed my engine for engine bay painting they didnt fit it correctly. the foundation bolts and rubber bushes were not fitted perfectly.
secondly check ur drive shafts. many times they have excessive play due to faulty bearings. they vibrate when put to load and stabilize when the car is in motion.
get these points above checked once.

Mountings mostly, remote possibility engine alignment in the bay is lil off. Then move on to drive shafts.

Oh dont forget the gear box mountings also

spawnofsatan · 20th March 2008, 09:30

could be warped brake rotors (if it wobbles when you brake), or it could be the control arm/ball joints or tie rods...goodluck

19th March 2008, 22:22	#18
fastcardude Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	Have the wheels been balanced? Sometimes this can happen , if suppose one of the weights slip off the wheel. Check this if you notice that this wobble only occurs when you are at higher speeds.
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19th March 2008, 22:38	#19
Ankure BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 63 Thanked: Once	I have A Safari 2.2 L and facing similar problems with my car. My Car while driving if pot holes comes or if i brake hard if looks like the engine is gonna come off.... Pls help;.
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19th March 2008, 22:47	#20
drpullockaran BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ERNAKULAM Posts: 961 Thanked: 388 Times	I had faced the same problem I had faced a similar problem in my brand newJunkindica. The problem was attributed to the drive shafts and in my cars case it was the front right shaft that was faulty at about 250km. When ever I accelerated hard in any gear I used to get a wobble which was rectified in the first service of the car by replacing the same. The drive shaft was not absolutely straight which caused the wobble. Bye and wear your seat belts.
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19th March 2008, 22:59	#22
highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Adman, i have had similar problems with my car ( but i've never considered this to be a problem as such). However these vibrations only occur when the wheels on my car spin on hard acceleration and when i've got traction on the road (as in the surface ain't slippery or smooth). uptil now i've assumed its a fwd car issue ( i have a golf gti with a heavy front end v6). i've noticed a similar problem on my friends older ford escort. i had similar but very little magnitude behavior with my honda prelude. it may vary from car to car. but at the same time you may still have issues. recently at autocross I saw similar behaviour on a real wheel drive older MG and that dude mentioned suspension mounts and bushings. So maybe it is that and maybe I too have a problem !
	() Thanks

19th March 2008, 23:13	#24
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,263 Times View My Garage	hey dude, may be i can help u on this based on my experience. i got this problem in my ar 2 times. when i accelerate it wobbles and then it stabilizes. once it was due to the engine mounting rubbers. when they had removed my engine for engine bay painting they didnt fit it correctly. the foundation bolts and rubber bushes were not fitted perfectly. secondly check ur drive shafts. many times they have excessive play due to faulty bearings. they vibrate when put to load and stabilize when the car is in motion. get these points above checked once.
	() Thanks

19th March 2008, 23:23	#25
adman77 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 383 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Thanx Amit. I'll surely get these checks done.
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20th March 2008, 09:30	#27
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	could be warped brake rotors (if it wobbles when you brake), or it could be the control arm/ball joints or tie rods...goodluck
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